STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
| (1) | What is poverty? |
| (2) | Why do so many people live below the poverty line? |
| (3) | What kind of poverty exists in your country? |
| (4) | What do you think living below the poverty line is like? |
| (5) | Is it possible for the world to make poverty disappear? |
| (6) | What do you think of people who buy expensive brands when so much poverty exists in the world? |
| (7) | Aristotle said: "Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime." What do you think? |
| (8) | Why does poverty exist in rich countries like the USA? |
| (9) | What do you think of the “Make Poverty History” campaign? |
| (10) | In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson announced: "For the first time in our history it is possible to conquer poverty." What went wrong? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
| (1) | What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘poverty’? |
| (2) | Is poverty different in rich countries than in poor ones? |
| (3) | Do you do anything to help reduce poverty? |
| (4) | Bernard Shaw said: "The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty." Do you agree with this? |
| (5) | How would the world be different if there was no poverty? |
| (6) | What are the causes of poverty? |
| (7) | What do you think a poverty trap is and is it easy for people to escape it? |
| (8) | What is more important to win, the war on terror or the war on poverty? Are governments spending on the right war? |
| (9) | Do you think there’d be no wars if there was no poverty? |
| (10) | Eli Khamarov said: "Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit. And one never really forgets either — everything serves as a constant reminder of it." How far is this true today? |
